""Finding the Needles in a Haystack"": Identification of the Illegal Dumping of Construction Waste Using Big Data
Grant Data
Project Title
""Finding the Needles in a Haystack"": Identification of the Illegal Dumping of Construction Waste Using Big Data
Principal Investigator
Professor Lu, Weisheng Wilson
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Xue Fan
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Chen Ke
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
18
Start Date
2019-01-15
Amount
389000
Conference Title
""Finding the Needles in a Haystack"": Identification of the Illegal Dumping of Construction Waste Using Big Data
Presentation Title
Keywords
Big data, C&D waste, Hong Kong, Illegal dumping, Waste management
Discipline
Environmental Research
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
2018.A8.078.18D
Grant Type
Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Funding Year
2018
Status
Completed
Objectives
(1) To develop a set of indicators to characterise suspicious illegal dumping behavior using mixed methods research including literature review, interviews, archival analyses and field observations; (2) To develop an analytical model by applying these indicators and big data analytics (e.g. artificial neural networks or a decision tree); (3) To train, calibrate, and evaluate the analytical model by trying out different data analytics and using more data; and (4) To formulate evidence-based policy recommendations for combatting illegal dumping in Hong Kong.